Iain Valjean Jensen (born 23 May 1988 in

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) is an Australian

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. He started sailing in his hometown of Wangi Wangi when he was five years old, with his Olympic and Artemis Racing teammate

Nathan Outteridge Nathan James Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie. Career highlights Olympics :2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin) :2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jen ...

. With Outteridge, he won the 2009 and 2011

49er World Championships The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the International Sailing Federation. It was first held in 1997. In 2013, the 49er FX class was added to the programme. The 49er has been ...

and gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49ers class. The team also won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the NSW Institute of Sport in Sydney and a wing trimmer for Artemis Racing. He lives in

Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...

Career highlights

* 2011 Sailing World Cup Medemblik, Netherlands – 2nd in 49er * 2011 Sailing World Cup Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er * 2011 European Championships

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Finland – 1st in 49er * 2011 Olympic Test Event Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er * 2011 World Championships

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Australia – 1st in 49er * 2012

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Regatta Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er * 2012 Olympic Games

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Great Britain – 1st in 49er * 2017 Moth Sailing World Championships

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Italy – 3rd in Moth class

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Australians Outteridge & Jensen secure 49er sailing gold
* 1988 births Living people Australian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Olympic sailors for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 49er class world champions 29er class sailors Artemis Racing sailors 2017 America's Cup sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia People from the Hunter Region Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub